# playboy
## English
### Etymology

From play +‎ boy.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/
* Hyphenation: play‧boy

### Noun

playboy (plural playboys)
* A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

#### Synonyms

* hedonist

#### Coordinate terms

* playgirl

#### Derived terms

* playboyish
* playboylike

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English playboy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplei̯boi̯/, [ˈple̞i̯bo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -eiboi

### Noun

playboy
* playboy

#### Declension

Possessive forms of playboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
playboyni
playboyni
accusative
nom.
playboyni
playboyni
gen.
playboyni
genitive
playboyni
playboyideni playboyitteni
partitive
playboytani
playboyitani
inessive
playboyssani
playboyissani
elative
playboystani
playboyistani
illative
playboyhini playboyhyni
playboyihini
adessive
playboyllani
playboyillani
ablative
playboyltani
playboyiltani
allative
playboylleni
playboyilleni
essive
playboynani
playboyinani
translative
playboykseni
playboyikseni
abessive
playboyttani
playboyittani
instructive
comitative
—playboyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
playboysi
playboysi
accusative
nom.
playboysi
playboysi
gen.
playboysi
genitive
playboysi
playboyidesi playboyittesi
partitive
playboytasi
playboyitasi
inessive
playboyssasi
playboyissasi
elative
playboystasi
playboyistasi
illative
playboyhisi playboyhysi
playboyihisi
adessive
playboyllasi
playboyillasi
ablative
playboyltasi
playboyiltasi
allative
playboyllesi
playboyillesi
essive
playboynasi
playboyinasi
translative
playboyksesi
playboyiksesi
abessive
playboyttasi
playboyittasi
instructive
comitative
—playboyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
playboymme
playboymme
accusative
nom.
playboymme
playboymme
gen.
playboymme
genitive
playboymme
playboyidemme playboyittemme
partitive
playboytamme
playboyitamme
inessive
playboyssamme
playboyissamme
elative
playboystamme
playboyistamme
illative
playboyhimme playboyhymme
playboyihimme
adessive
playboyllamme
playboyillamme
ablative
playboyltamme
playboyiltamme
allative
playboyllemme
playboyillemme
essive
playboynamme
playboyinamme
translative
playboyksemme
playboyiksemme
abessive
playboyttamme
playboyittamme
instructive
comitative
—playboyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
playboynne
playboynne
accusative
nom.
playboynne
playboynne
gen.
playboynne
genitive
playboynne
playboyidenne playboyittenne
partitive
playboytanne
playboyitanne
inessive
playboyssanne
playboyissanne
elative
playboystanne
playboyistanne
illative
playboyhinne playboyhynne
playboyihinne
adessive
playboyllanne
playboyillanne
ablative
playboyltanne
playboyiltanne
allative
playboyllenne
playboyillenne
essive
playboynanne
playboyinanne
translative
playboyksenne
playboyiksenne
abessive
playboyttanne
playboyittanne
instructive
comitative
—playboyinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
playboynsa
playboynsa
accusative
nom.
playboynsa
playboynsa
gen.
playboynsa
genitive
playboynsa
playboyidensa playboyittensa
partitive
playboytaan playboytansa
playboyitaan playboyitansa
inessive
playboyssaan playboyssansa
playboyissaan playboyissansa
elative
playboystaan playboystansa
playboyistaan playboyistansa
illative
playboyhinsa playboyhynsa
playboyihinsa
adessive
playboyllaan playboyllansa
playboyillaan playboyillansa
ablative
playboyltaan playboyltansa
playboyiltaan playboyiltansa
allative
playboylleen playboyllensa
playboyilleen playboyillensa
essive
playboynaan playboynansa
playboyinaan playboyinansa
translative
playboykseen playboyksensa
playboyikseen playboyiksensa
abessive
playboyttaan playboyttansa
playboyittaan playboyittansa
instructive
comitative
—playboyineen playboyinensa :

### Further reading

* “playboy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)
* post-1990 spelling of play-boy

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplɛj.bɔj/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛjbɔj
* Syllabification: play‧boy

### Noun

playboy m pers
* playboy (hedonist who leads an easy life, including sexual indulgence)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* playboy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* playboy in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* pleibói, pleiba

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /plejˈbɔj/ [pleɪ̯ˈbɔɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /plɐjˈbɔj/ [plɐjˈβɔj]
* (Portugal) IPA: /plɐjˈbɔj/ [plɐjˈβɔj]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /plejˈbɔj/ [plejˈβɔj]
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /plejˈbɔj/ [plejˈβɔj]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pleˈbɔj/ [pleˈβɔj]
* Rhymes: -ɔj

### Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)
* playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
* (Brazil, slang) a rich person

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

### Noun

playboy m (plural playboy)
* playboy

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* play boy

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

### Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)
* playboy

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

### Further reading

* “playboy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10